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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.

Bolo tie

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.

Bolo tie

Date: c. 1960
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Tie Dimensions: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)
Slide Dimensions: 11.3 × 6 × 1.2 cm (4 7/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/2 in.)
Medium: silver | jet | turquoise | coral | abalone | tortoiseshell | cowrie shell
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-193
Not on view
DescriptionChannel inlay Comanche drummer with carved face. Tips have hand made squash blossom ends. Materials include silver, jet, turquoise, coral, abalone, tortoiseshell, and cowrie shell.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit December 7 and 8, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 5”): The materials used are silver, jet, turquoise, coral, abalone, tortoiseshell, and cowrie shell. The pendants on the ends of the tips are handmade silver squash blossoms.
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